Cade Stover and Miyan Williams Each Collect Two Touchdowns in High-Scoring First Half for Ohio State

By Chase Brown on September 24, 2022 at 9:42p

Cade Stover and Miyan Williams were the stars of an Ohio State offense that produced 31 first-half points against Wisconsin, with both players scoring two touchdowns in the opening 30 minutes.

Williams put the Buckeyes on the board first with a 2-yard score, which capped off a six-play, 88-yard drive on their first possession to put Ohio State up 7-0.

After a Graham Mertz interception, Ohio State had excellent field position deep inside Wisconsin territory. A few plays later, C.J. Stroud connected with Stover on a long-developing route. The redshirt sophomore quarterback took the snap and immediately moved left with the pocket before stopping on a dime and hitting a wide-open Stover a few steps past the right hash. It was the first-career touchdown for Stover.

Stover collected his second-career touchdown five minutes later – this time a little closer to the end zone. With the offense on the 2-yard line, Stroud faked a handoff to Williams, rolled out to his right and connected with Stover – who again was wide-open – in the right corner of the end zone.

Ohio State drove into the Wisconsin red zone one more time in the first half but settled for a field goal. Noah Ruggles sent his kick through the uprights from 25 yards, putting the Buckeyes in front 31-7 at the break.

In the second half, Williams and Stover did not see any action, with the former going the final 30 minutes without a carry and the latter no catching any passes from Stroud. Still, Ohio State went on to win the game, 52-21, over the Badgers primarily due to their work that put the Buckeyes in front early.